​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​NRECA’s most recent analysis of the cooperative retail fuel mix shows that electric cooperative retail sales in 2023 grew by just 0.1%, while national sales declined by 1.4%. Co-ops reached new highs for natural gas and non-hydro renewables as a share of supply. A poll of G&T resource planners indicates an expectation that energy and demand growth will accelerate in the coming years, driven in part by large users like data centers and manufacturers.

Read the details in this advisory:​​​

• ​​Advisory: 2023 Analysis​

Prior Updates:

• ​​2022 Analysis
  
• 2021 Analysis
  
• 2020 Analysis​
  
• 2019 Analysis​
• 2018 Analysis​
  
• 2017 Analysis​​